The Mississippi Bubble, that took place in France in 1717, has been compared to the subprime crisis that began in 2006 in the United States. The similarities between the two crises were not actually noticed until after the subprime crisis had begun. The similarities are present in the development, policy responses, and the roles that each government played. Could these two crises that occurred more than 300 years apart be so similar that with a proper analysis of the Mississippi Bubble have helped in any way with the subprime crisis? It is said that history repeats itself, so did the economic crises from 1717 reoccur in 2006? Before being able to denote the similarities a thorough understanding of the two must exist. The Mississippi Bubble

The Mississippi Bubble was a direct result of a scheme to make the French colonies in America and Canada look wealthier than they actually were between the years of 1717 and the end of 1720. The bubble was originated by the Mississippi Company, a French trading company, which was developed by John Law. Law’s company was developed in 1717 and quickly became a monopoly on trade rights with these colonies (Your Dictionary, no date).

The Mississippi Company held trading privileges to the French territories along the Mississippi River for twenty-five years (Jon Moen, 2001). Terms for this deal included that the company was required to have 6,000 French residents and 3,000 slaves settle in the area (Sandrock no date). Law’s company was permitted to appoint its own governor and officers in the colonies as well as grant land to potential developers of their choice (Moen). In addition to this, the company was also permitted to hold a monopoly on the growing and selling of tobacco (Sandrock). The company was originally funded by the selling of shares in the company for cash and state bonds at low interest rates (Moen). These bonds are what mattered most to Law. Eventually the Mississippi Company began to take over...

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The Subprime Mortgage Bubble
It’s impressive to see how our country went from home record sales peak in time, to a high percentage of foreclosures nationwide in matter of couple years.
The entire subprime financial crisis was due in big part to the greed of many banks and investors, the predatory lending, but mainly because of all that uninformed and inexperienced first time homebuyers. Educational seminars should be mandatory for...

...Professor Bruce Nuffer
3/13/2011
The subprime mortgage crisis in the U.S
The argument over who should be at fault for the subprime mortgage crisis and housing market collapse in the United States has been a heated debate. Even though home foreclosure keeps rising, there should be some accountability for the economic meltdown resulting from the subprime mortgage situation. Should we blame banking institutions, mortgage...

...Introduction
The subprimecrisis of the United States of America (USA) have been building up for several years before it started crumbling in 2007, plunging America into debts that have since been accumulating. It was following an identical trend that all financial slump encountered – new monetary innovations emerged, promising to cut back risk and increase return. In this case, the subprime mortgage loan that was that was basically flooding the...

...Sub-prime crisis of has led to a financial crisis in 2008-2009 that impacted many countries around the world. Countries like Ireland, The United Kingdom and many more that were affected from the crisis. The parties responsible for causing such a crisis were the people, the lenders, the Financial Institutes, the banks, the rating agencies and also the hedge funds industry.
Major causes of the sub-prime crisis were the...

...Subprimecrisis
Introduction
The subprimecrisis is one of the biggest disasters of the financial system. It originated in the US subprime mortgage market in 2006 and within a year it engulfed the financial sector of USA along with numerous mature economies. The weaker income groups comprising the Afro-Americans and the Hispanics suffered home losses. It is projected that the number of...

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